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I stood in a position where Chen Qian could see Sister Ma. I quickly switched the video to voice: "Achu, I need to have an urgent meeting. Buy those white shoes."
Sister Ma leaned against the door, smiling at me: "Is that your girlfriend calling?" I nodded. She sighed, "Being young is great." "You should head back."
I increasingly felt uneasy. Even though I told myself that my "work" had no issues, every night when I returned to the dorm, I was restless. I worried that this "work" might go wrong. If something went wrong, how would I explain it to Chen Qian?
After thinking it over, I decided to ask Sister Ma which specific industry it was so that I could get involved rather than feel like an outsider. Sister Ma was taken aback by my question. She asked, "You don't understand?" I replied, "I don't really understand."
Sister Ma said, "Then why didn't you ask before?" I felt a bit embarrassed: "I didn't have any experience before and was afraid that if I asked, you wouldn't let me do it." Sister Ma paused for a moment and said, "You're quite good at making money."
I quickly responded, "I don't take much; you still give me six thousand each month." Sister Ma laughed: "That won't do. You put in the most effort and also bear the risks. I'll raise it to eight thousand." I hurriedly refused: "No need, no need. I feel undeserving."
Sister Ma said, "Then consider it as saving money with me. When you need it, I'll give it back to you." I always felt that this arrangement was inappropriate but didn't know how to refuse.
After thinking it over, I said to Sister Ma, "Sister Ma, I want to do it myself."
Sister Ma looked puzzled and replied, "Aren't you doing it now?"
I explained, "I want to open my own photography studio."
Sister Ma asked, "Don't you have any money?"
I said, "I can borrow from you. You invest thirty thousand, and you'll own 20% of my studio."
Sister Ma was surprised and asked, "Doesn't your family give you money?"
I shook my head and replied, "My family has no money. My parents are farmers and still in debt."
Sister Ma fell silent.
After a while, she asked, "Why don't you ask your parents for money?"
I said, "They have no money, and I don't want them to know I'm in debt."
Sister Ma said, "Okay, I'll invest."
She raised her glass and said, "Let's have dinner together tomorrow. Bring your roommate along, and we'll officially start."
I asked, "Which roommate?"
Sister Ma replied, "The rich second-generation one."
It dawned on me that she was talking about Lao Yu.
I didn't expect Sister Ma to be so generous.
I raised my glass and took a drink in respect.
The next day, I brought Chen Qian and met with Lao Yu and Sister Ma as planned to discuss the future development of the photography studio.
For the studio's name, I wanted to take one character from both Sister Ma's and Chen Qian's names and call it Chujian Photography Studio.
If life were only as it was at first sight, what sorrow would autumn winds bring to painted fans?
This name not only reflects the original intention of photography but also symbolizes our friendship.
"Sister Ma" said it sounds great, so it's settled.
When the photography studio opened, "Lao Yu" sent a flower basket, but after that, he went back to being his usual playboy self.
To help the studio, "Chen Qian" taught herself Photoshop.
We launched our first service—beautiful ID photos.
There was no dedicated place for ID photos at school, so students had to go to printing shops, but the quality was poor, the photos were unattractive, and they didn't provide digital versions.
We offered retouched photos and digital copies at a price that was 10 yuan more than the printing shops, totaling 28 yuan.
At first, many classmates opted for the cheaper option and still went to the printing shops until two female students had their photos taken with us. Word spread quickly, and soon everyone was coming to us for their photos.
We became an instant hit and earned over three thousand yuan in our first month.
With our good reputation, business kept flowing in.
Seizing the opportunity, we purchased "Hanfu," JK uniforms, "Lolita" outfits, and other clothing for themed photo shoots.
Two months later, not only students from our school came to us, but even people from outside sought us out.
"Chen Qian" and I discussed that it was time to expand our scale.
We hired photographers and a retouching team and became extremely busy.
Starting a business proved to be more profitable than being supported financially by someone else.
Moreover, the process was enjoyable.
"Sister Ma" quickly recouped her investment, and thereafter we had pure profits every month.
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